What does one look for in a brutal death metal release? With the expectations of seeking punishing riffs, scathing breakdowns, and ludicrous gutturals in mind, new act Texas Murder Crew brings forth their Read more […]
Monstrous, terrifying, impressive. Three terms that suitably describe both the breathtaking album art of Alphaville and Imperial Triumphant themselves. A band that has been on the cutting edge of madness Read more […]
A staple of the UK melodic/symphonic metal scene since starting in 2006, Damnation Angels have gained appeal globally through their two full-lengths and EP. Striking deals in the past with Radtone Music Read more […]
Brooklyn-based Winter Nights released An Endless Apocalypse back in 2014, but we’ve not heard much from them since (outside a single in 2016). This self-titled effort serves as the band’s second full-length Read more […]
Truthfully speaking, in looking at the combination of the band name and album title (props for using the term ‘cloaca’) with the over-the-top gore on the cover, you already know if you are going to Read more […]
Well done melodic death metal that hits all the right marks. In truth, that’s all you really need to know about Buried Realm if you are on the fence, or somehow slept on 2017’s debut, The Ichor Carcinoma. Read more […]
The resurgence of old school death metal should not be surprising given the reissue mania certain acts gained from those early years – plus new bands putting their stamp on the movement. Add German trio Read more […]
This one stings. That sentiment carries on a couple different levels – as a work of funeral doom Stygian Bough I is quite literally towering, a work built on the foundation laid by previous Bell Read more […]
An amalgamation of Dee’s career in hard rock and metal, this DVD/Blu-Ray and audio/visual experience encapsulates a mix of performances from Dee’s solo band all across the world, and narrative components/ Read more […]
If the more brutal bands of the genre can do one thing better than most, it’s eye-catching cover art. Terra Mortuus Est is a beautifully grim cover, with bloody red and a terrifying figure front and Read more […]
Sometimes you just need a straight-ahead rocker of an album that you can crank loud and lose yourself in. Thundermother have been honing their brand of ‘classic’ rock, inspired by acts like AC/DC Read more […]
Having impressed in the past with their previous full-length and debut EP, it was pleasing to see that Æpoch was back into the thick of it with a brand new EP in the form of The Scryer. A release that Read more […]
The next line of traditional heavy metallers hail from all parts of the globe. Although it seems Europe and North America are leading the parade of acts garnering attention, there are also groups coming Read more […]
Derhead is a one-man atmospheric/avant garde black metal band of one Giorgio Barroccu. Irrational I is the latest in the line of a few EPs, and the first bit of new music from Derhead since 2016. With Read more […]
Professing a nothing off the table approach to heavy music, Gotcha hail from Lexington, Kentucky – releasing their new album Which God containing eleven tracks of material that melds together everything Read more […]
Returning to their original label Nuclear Blast who first gave these Germans a chance to launch on a traditional /power scene that was in need of a jolt during the late 90’s, Primal Fear are a story Read more […]
Iranian power/progressive metal act Angband have been a stable part of the Pure Steel/Pure Underground roster since their 2008 debut album Rising from Apadana. Injecting elements of Persian traditional Read more […]
There’s nothing quite as musically devastating as brutal death metal when it’s done well. The sound is explosive, and can be the equivalent of a wrecking ball that is wildly swinging and smashing Read more […]
Finnish act Domination Black have had periods of activity and long bouts of inactivity in their seventeen- year existence as a group. Releasing two albums between 2005-06 on Poison Arrow Records, they Read more […]
For a genre that many have claimed to be long deceased, metalcore has proven itself pretty viable in 2020. With bands improving upon and adding different elements to the formula to exciting results, to Read more […]
Originally coming together when vocalist Mark Boals was working with Labyrinth on a new album in 2014 following the departure of Roberto Tiranti, schedule conflicts made this lineup unmanageable and after Read more […]
Forming in 2014, Mexican heavy metal band Jet Jaguar have made modest inroads in a fertile scene in their relatively short time together. Touring Mexico and Europe in support of their debut Zero Hour EP Read more […]
Grooving right along into their third release (if you count The Demonization), Ahtme continue to flex the same death metal muscles, and they’ve been working out. The major issue with their last effort, Read more […]
The Finnish folk/ melodic death metal veterans traverse along to album eight for Thalassic – a first for the group in terms of creating a ‘theme’ album (relating to the seashores and water stories Read more […]
With three previous EPs in their history, Blood is Blood represents the first full-length from the UK’s On Hollow Ground. A band with a thoroughly modern approach to their brand of metalcore. Also Read more […]
Pioneers in Tunasia for their heavy metal ways during the 1990’s, Carthagods have shared the stage with acts like Blind Guardian, Judas Priest, Slayer, and Epica among others. Following the release of Read more […]
While Dark Sarah’s first efforts felt a bit on the plain side, glimmers of something stronger seemed to peek through 2018’s The Golden Moth. It was the final piece of a story that spanned three albums, Read more […]
“May we make war on fear!” An apt call to arms if one exists across 2020. Quietly released in May, Tides of Fire is the sophomore outing from With The End of Mind, whose debut I was very taken with Read more […]
Melodic death metal from Russia and guest appearances from Richard Sjunnesson (The Unguided) and Bjorn Strid (Soilwork) – what’s not to love? Stargazers is Drops of Heart’s second full-length, and Read more […]
“Revisit the past, foresee the future” I don’t remember who mentioned that axiom to me, but it sure seems applicable to Austin upstarts Skeleton. Their eponymous debut from 20 Buck Spin sounds anything Read more […]
